The Epicurean Sage in the ethics of Philodemus

Dissertation, KU Leuven

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1. Verfasser: Nijs, Wim (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, Boston Brill 2024
Schriftenreihe:Philosophia antiqua volume168
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Zusammenfassung:Dissertation, KU Leuven
Dissertation, La Sapienza Roma
"The papyrological writings of Philodemus of Gadara continue to yield crucial new insights on key aspects of ancient Epicureanism. In fact, they even shed light on the Epicurean paragon of human wisdom and happiness itself : the sage. From the many references to the wise person's characteristics that can be found scattered throughout Philodemus' ethics, a uniquely detailed and multifaceted portrait of the Epicurean sage emerges. This is the first book-length study of the Epicurean sage. It explores the different aspects of the sage's way of life and offers a reconstruction of this Epicurean role model, as envisaged by Philodemus"--
Beschreibung:Überarbeitete und aktualisierte Fassung der Dissertation
Beschreibung:VIII, 307 Seiten
ISBN:9789004684805
978-90-04-68480-5